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The SUN entered the MUTABLE EARTH SIGN of VIRGO on Friday, August 23, at 8.01 pm. The SUN will transit VIRGO until Monday, September 23, 5.50 pm, SPRING EQUINOX in the Southern Hemisphere, AUTUMN EQUINOX in the Northern.
From August 18, 21 and 29 respectively also MARS, VENUS and MERCURY will be transiting VIRGO.

SATURN entered CAPRICORN on December 20, 2017, and will transit CAPRICORNuntil March 22, 2020. SATURN became STATIONARY RETROGRADE on April 29, and will turn DIRECT again on September 19, between 20°31′ and 13°54′ of CAPRICORN.

URANUS entered TAURUSon Wednesday, March 6, at 7.26 pm. URANUS will transit TAURUSuntil April 26, 2026.This is indeed the great event of the year. If interested please navigate to my 2018 post on URANUS in TAURUS here.URANUS turned STATIONARY RETROGRADE on August 12, 2019, and will turn DIRECT again on January 11, 2020, between 06°36′ and 02°38′ of TAURUS.

NEPTUNEhas been transiting PISCES for good since February 4, 2012, and will remain in PISCESuntil March 30, 2025, when it will enter ARIES. This year NEPTUNEwill be STATIONARY RETROGRADE from June 22 to November 27, between 18°33′ and 15°55′ of PISCES.

PLUTOhas been transiting CAPRICORNfor good since November 27, 2008. PLUTOwill transit CAPRICORNuntil March 23, 2023, then entering AQUARIUS. This year PLUTO became STATIONARY RETROGRADE on April 26, and will turn DIRECT again on October 3, between 23°09′ and 20°38′ of CAPRICORN.

September 2019 Lunar Nodes Signs Ingress

The NORTH and SOUTH LUNAR NODEShave been transiting CANCER and CAPRICORN respectively since November 6, 2018. The MOON NODESwill transits these Cardinal Signs until May 6, 2020, entering then the Mutable Signs of SAGITTARIUS and GEMINI.
In the month of September 2019 they will cover the degrees between 16°23′ and 13°44′ of CANCERand CAPRICORN, in Retro Motion, as usual.

Get your GIFT COPY of my colourful 48 pages ASTROLOGY E-BOOK for a gold coin donation (or whatever you wish to give). No other payment necessary, no email signups, no spam or other trickery. Click HERE for details and previews.NEW CHINESE YEAR of the EARTH PIG ~ February 5 2019 to January 25 2020.

Last but not least of the twelve Chinese Animals, the smart and friendly Pig closes the cycle, rounding up all the good fortune and opportunities that the cycle has to offer.
This time the PIGis associated with the EARTH ELEMENT (there are five in Chinese Astrology).
This is therefore the last Earth Element Animal before the switch to the next twelve years Element, Metal, in 2020. Each Element lasts in fact for twelve years and is in turn associated with each of the Twelve Animals.
A sense of humor, kindness and peace making abilities will help many of us to have a fortunate and joyous year. As the saying goes: ‘Anyone can go to Heaven. Just be good!’

Margaret Olley was born when the Moon was transiting Libra and the Sun Cancer. Click the image to navigate to her Astrology Page, with a reading of her Birth Chart plus the Progressions and Transits active at the time of her death.

LIBRA, Moon of justice and harmony
Cooperative and artistic

The WAXING MOON TRANSITS LIBRA from Sunday, September 1, 9.07 am,to Tuesday, September 3, 9.34 am, with the ingress into SCORPIO

In the garden Libra, unlike the other two Air Signs, Aquarius and Gemini, is traditionally considered fertile and productive. Being a Sign of Venus, goddess of pleasure and beauty, Libra is an ideal Sign to sow and transplant flowering plants and ornamental, and also herbs which help to balance the Elements in the body. Libra encourages bloom, but few seeds.

Healing Herbs:Corn Silk, Parsley, Uva ursi

A note: the garden activities associated with the Moon Sign depend also on the cycle the Moon is in. The Moon transiting through a fertile or productive Sign will no be so favorable if the Phase is not a productive one, and vice-versa. For best results the Sign and Phase of the Moon have to be considered together.

The New Moon

The VIRGO NEW MOON PHASE begins on Friday, August 30, 8.37 pm,and ends on Tuesday, September 3, 1.06 am, with the LIBRA CRESCENT MOON PHASE

The New Moon is the beginning of the Waxing cycle, the sacred marriage of Moon and Sun, Yin and Yang, Night and Day. For three days the Moon becomes invisible. Astrologically we say that the Moon is now conjunct the Sun (on the same degree of Longitude along the Ecliptic). Every month the New Moon occurs in a different Sign. So the Aries New Moon in March/April is always followed by the Taurus New Moon in April/May and so on. New Moons are symbols of new beginning and represent a great time to start something or make important changes in our lives. The energy is right for everything new you would like to try.

In the garden this is traditionally a time to begin sowing and planting because the increasing Moon light will help plants to emerge and flourish. Moisture becomes more and more available as the light of the Moon intensifies, up to the Full Moon. Traditionally however no sowing or planting are recommended within twelve hours of the phase itself.

Crescent Moon

The LIBRA CRESCENT MOON PHASE begins on Tuesday, September 3, 1.06 am,and ends on Friday, September 6, 1.10 pm, with the SAGITTARIUS FIRST QUARTER MOON PHASE

The Crescent Moon occurs half way through the first week of the Waxing cycle, when the Moon is transiting 45 degrees ahead of the Sun and looks like a beautiful crescent in the western sky after sunset. Psychologically this is an enthusiastic time, in which lots of ideas crowd our mind and we may feel that the sky is the limit. It is a slightly naïve Moon time, but also one full of hopes and dreams (the bright crescent shows now the shadowy sphere of the future Full Moon. The energy of the Moon however needs maturing at this stage and grounding. The first difficulties may appear, the first chinks in the armor; but the challenge is not strong enough yet for us to build up on it.

In the garden this is an excellent growing time: everything can go in now, but in particular leafy vegetables and all plants that we grow for their above the ground parts, but only when the Moon is transiting through the very fertile Water Signs or the productive Signs Taurus, Libra and Capricorn.

This post was published at the start of August in the Uki Village News.

August Astrology: a fresh start

By August 1 we will be leaving behind us the quirky retrogradation of Mercury, now again a more reliable Morning Star, rising before the Sun, encouraging clearer thinking and decisive action.

The Eclipse Season has also ended with the July Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn. The next Solar Eclipse will also be in Capricorn on Boxing Day 2019. The Cardinal Signs of Capricorn, Cancer, Libra and Aries (in particular Capricorn and Cancer) will be dealing still with life changing events and emotional upsets for a while longer.

For many the times ahead could be less dramatic and complicated than the recent period.
The end of Mercury’s retrogradation, on August 1, corresponds with the Leo New Moon, both events indicating the beginning of a new phase, when initiatives and plans may actually bring the results we are hoping for.

Jupiter Direct

On August 11 mighty Jupiter will also turn Direct, after his yearly four months retrogradation, beginning then the last league of his journey through Sagittarius that will end on December 3 with the ingress into Capricorn. A forward moving Jupiter will give new impetus to projects and aspirations that may have been kept in the closet for a while. Optimism and hope will brighten the days of many people, in particular those born under the Fire Signs of Sagittarius, Aries and Leo. To strengthen this trend Mercury will transit a Fire Sign too, Leo, between August 12 and 29, a brighter, more creative collective mind set.

Uranus retracing his steps

On August 12 Uranus will turn retrograde on the sixth degree of Taurus, turning direct only on January 11 2020, on the second degree of Taurus. This will ensure a continuing trend of unexpected happenings, amazing breakthroughs, difficult upheavals and even life changing events for those who have these degrees highlighted in their Birth Charts (and, to a lesser measure, the same degrees of the other Fixed Signs of Scorpio, Leo and Aquarius). If Uranus in Taurus is forming a conjunction, opposition or square (90 degrees angle) in your Birth Chart, especially with one or more of the so called ‘Personal Planets’ (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) this is a once in a life time astrological event that could turn your life around, eventually helping you to strike a truer individual path beyond early conditioning and restrictions.

Highlight on Virgo

By the middle of the month of August the spotlight will shift to the Earth Sign of Virgo, with Mars entering this disciplined and practical Sign on August 18, Venus on August 21 and the Sun on August 23. These many planetary entities in Virgo, plus Saturn still slowly plodding through Earthy Capricorn, could be positive for working in a more methodical manner at any project generated by the Fire Signs creativity during the first half of August.

The highlight of this period will be the conjunction of Venus and Mars in Virgo, on August 25, encouraging romance and a pro-active approach to seeking new relationships and/or creative outlets.

September Astrology: the allure and danger of Neptune in Pisces

In September we will experience many oppositions of the Planets still transiting Virgo to mysterious and ambivalent Neptune in Pisces. Neptune is the archetypal power behind dreams, visions, spirituality, as well as illusions, delusions and deceptions of all kind. Venus will oppose Neptune in Pisces on September 4, Mercury on September 7, the Sun on September 10 and Mars on September 14. All these aspects will be strengthened by the last pass of the square between Jupiter and Neptune, on September 22, transit that has been with us, on and off, since January this year. While it could be easier at this time to let ourselves be swept off our feet by grand dreams and romantic wishes, a keen discrimination would be necessary not to be caught into emotional, mental or financial booby traps (Virgo to the rescue). We may dissipate a lot of our energy in chasing pipe dreams and riding tangents that may bring us nowhere in the end.

Positively Neptune may bring romance, poetical feelings, artistic inspiration and even spiritual experiences in our lives, opening our psyche to unworldly dimensions. It could be wonderful so far as we are aware of the danger involved and succeed in making a safe landing when this dreamy period is over.

We can celebrate the Libra Equinox and the advent of spring on September 23, at 5.50 pm local time.

Peter Fonda was born a few hours past the Virgo Full Moon, in the Fourth House, with the Sun in the opposite Sign of Pisces, in the Tenth House, perfectly conjunct the Mid-Heaven. His Ascendant was Gemini and the Ruling Planet Mercury in the Tenth House, in opposition to Neptune in the Fourth House. The major aspects of his Virgo Moon were the opposition to the Pisces Sun and a trine to Mars in Taurus, in the Eleventh House. The major aspect of his Pisces Sun was a sextile to Mars in Taurus. Fonda’s Venus was in Aries conjunct Jupiter in Aries, in the Eleventh House, and in square to Chiron in Cancer, in the First House. His Saturn was also in Aries, in the Eleventh House, conjunct the Descending Node of the Moon. Both Mars in early Taurus and Saturn in late Aries were in square to Pluto in Leo, in the Second House. His Uranus was in Taurus, on the cusp of the Twelfth House. Peter Fonda died, at the age of 79, of respiratory failure caused by lung cancer, on August 16 2019, at 11.05 am. Some amazing conjunctions between Progressed and Natal Planets became active at the time of death, namely Progressed Moon conjunct Progressed and Natal Pluto (the underworld); Progressed Sun conjunct Progressed Uranus in Taurus, in the Twelfth Natal House; Progressed Mars conjunct Natal Ascendant in Gemini (lungs); Progressed Mercury in Taurus semi-square Progressed Mars in Gemini and Natal Ascendant (lungs again). There were also very positive Progressions like Sun trine Neptune, Venus sextile Mars and Mars trine Saturn. The Transits were also remarkable, with Transiting Pluto on the cusp of the Eighth House (death) in square to the Lunar Nodes; Transiting Saturn in opposition to Chiron and square Natal Venus; Transiting Uranus semi-square Mercury; and the Transiting Moon conjunct the Natal Sun and opposed to the Natal Moon, activating his Natal Full Moon.

VIRGO, Moon of humility and craftsmanshipPurifying and healing

The WANING MOON TRANSITS VIRGO from Friday, August 30, 9.57 am,to Sunday, September 1, 9.07 am, with the ingress into LIBRA

In the garden Despite the earthy nature and the symbolic ear of corn in the Maiden’s left hand* Virgo is considered barren. Plants will supposedly grow spindly, tough and woody if planted on the Virgo Moon. The Sign is great however for tidying up the garden, work bee days, and fertilizing.

Healing Herbs: Blackberry, Fennel, Flax.

A note: the garden activities associated with the Moon Sign depend also on the cycle the Moon is in. The Moon transiting through a fertile or productive Sign will no be so favorable if the Phase is not a productive one, and vice-versa. For best results the Sign and Phase of the Moon have to be considered together.

The New Moon

The VIRGO NEW MOON PHASE begins on Friday, August 30, 8.37 pm,and ends on Tuesday, September 3, 1.06 am, with the LIBRA CRESCENT MOON PHASE

The New Moon is the beginning of the Waxing cycle, the sacred marriage of Moon and Sun, Yin and Yang, Night and Day. For three days the Moon becomes invisible. Astrologically we say that the Moon is now conjunct the Sun (on the same degree of Longitude along the Ecliptic). Every month the New Moon occurs in a different Sign. So the Aries New Moon in March/April is always followed by the Taurus New Moon in April/May and so on. New Moons are symbols of new beginning and represent a great time to start something or make important changes in our lives. The energy is right for everything new you would like to try.

In the garden this is traditionally a time to begin sowing and planting because the increasing Moon light will help plants to emerge and flourish. Moisture becomes more and more available as the light of the Moon intensifies, up to the Full Moon. Traditionally however no sowing or planting are recommended within twelve hours of the phase itself.

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In memory of Peter Fonda, two weeks after his passing

The New Moon is in Virgo today, August 30 2019, while the Virgo Moon was Full when Peter Fonda was born.
The Moon Phase, the Moon/Sun polarity (VIrgo/Pisces) and the opposition of the Ruling Planet Mercury in Pisces to Neptune in Virgo are all very appropriate cosmic symbols for someone who became famous for directing and acting in a trailblazing movie depicting the use of psychedelics by the youth of the late sixties and seventies, longing for redemption and freedom.

Peter Fonda directing ‘Easy Rider’. Peter Fonda was born a few hours past the Virgo Full Moon, in the Fourth House, with the Sun in the opposite Sign of Pisces, in the Tenth House, perfectly conjunct the Mid-Heaven. His Ascendant was Gemini and the Ruling Planet Mercury in the Tenth House, in opposition to Neptune in the Fourth House. The major aspects of his Virgo Moon were the opposition to the Pisces Sun and a trine to Mars in Taurus, in the Eleventh House. The major aspect of his Pisces Sun was a sextile to Mars in Taurus. Fonda’s Venus was in Aries conjunct Jupiter in Aries, in the Eleventh House, and in square to Chiron in Cancer, in the First House. His Saturn was also in Aries, in the Eleventh House, conjunct the Descending Node of the Moon. Both Mars in early Taurus and Saturn in late Aries were in square to Pluto in Leo, in the Second House. His Uranus was in Taurus, on the cusp of the Twelfth House. Peter Fonda died, at the age of 79, of respiratory failure caused by lung cancer, on August 16 2019, at 11.05 am. Some amazing conjunctions between Progressed and Natal Planets became active at the time of death, namely Progressed Moon conjunct Progressed and Natal Pluto (the underworld); Progressed Sun conjunct Progressed Uranus in Taurus, in the Twelfth Natal House; Progressed Mars conjunct Natal Ascendant in Gemini (lungs); Progressed Mercury in Taurus semi-square Progressed Mars in Gemini and Natal Ascendant (lungs again). There were also very positive Progressions like Sun trine Neptune, Venus sextile Mars and Mars trine Saturn. The Transits were also remarkable, with Transiting Pluto on the cusp of the Eighth House (death) in square to the Lunar Nodes; Transiting Saturn in opposition to Chiron and square Natal Venus; Transiting Uranus semi-square Mercury; and the Transiting Moon conjunct the Natal Sun and opposed to the Natal Moon, activating his Natal Full Moon.

Click the image to view Bob Brown Birth Chart and the Reading of his major astrological configurations. Bob Brown was born when the Moon was transiting Gemini, conjunct Uranus in the Second House, and the Sun Capricorn, in the Ninth House, in opposition to Saturn in Cancer, both in square to Neptune in Libra. His Ascendant was Taurus and the Ruling Planet Venus was in Aquarius in the Tenth House in opposition to Pluto in the Fourth House, conjunct the Lower-Heaven (IC).

GEMINI, Moon of mental flexibility and communication Inquisitive and social

The WAXING MOON TRANSITS GEMINI from Saturday, August 24, 0.33 am,to Monday, August 26, 7.05 am, with the ingress into CANCER

In the garden Gemini is considered too dry and barren for growing anything. Its energy is suitable for cultivating, general maintenance, pruning, pest control, weeding, and harvesting. Today the energy could be right for designing the garden, for parties and get-togethers with friends and siblings.

Healing Herbs: Coltsfoot, Hyssop, Lemon Balm, Mullein.

A note: the garden activities associated with the Moon Sign depend also on the cycle the Moon is in. The Moon transiting through a fertile or productive Sign will no be so favorable if the Phase is not a productive one, and vice-versa. For best results the Sign and Phase of the Moon have to be considered together.

Last Quarter Moon

If the First Quarter presented us with external challenges to overcome in order to achieve the goal promised by the Full Moon, at the Last Quarter we feel that whatever bar our progress is within us and not without. We can now take responsibility for our life and circumstances. The battle needs to be fought with oneself and not other people. Both Quarters are crucial times that suggest division and strife, but while at the First Quarter we could find refuge in the illusion that the cause of all the problems was someone or something else, now we can clearly see how we contribute to whatever crisis we may be experiencing. The Moon is now 90 degrees behind the Sun, another right angle. The friction generated by the inner dialogue could be very creative if you don’t let it depress you.

In the garden we should stop all sowing and planting, and concentrate on soil conditioning and cultivation. Suitable energy also for harvesting and getting rid of unwanted weeds and pests.

Click the image to navigate to Frida Kahlo Astrology Page, with her Birth Chart plus the Progressions and Transits active at the time of important events in her life, and reading of her Birth Chart and other relevant Charts. Studying the fascinating and tragic life of artist-activist Frida Kahlo can be very rewarding to the astrological student. As a young woman she had dreamed to become a doctor but her destiny decided otherwise, due to the fact that she first contracted Polio as a child of six, and then, at the age of 18, was severely injured in a bus accident, thus becoming a life long patient of doctors who proved unable to help her. Salient moments in her life were the day of the bus accident that nearly killed her and caused her life long suffering, September 17 1925, age 18; her marriage, which proved very tempestuous, to artist-activist Diego Rivera, twenty years her senior, on August 21 1929, age 22; and her death, a suspected suicide by morphine overdose, during the night of July 13 1954. Frida became an artist because of her ongoing health problems and constant state of physical pain, so there would not be the current cult status of Frida Kahlo the artist if those tragedies had not befell her !

TAURUS, Moon of contemplation and contentment Loyal and sensual

The WAXING MOON TRANSITS TAURUS from Wednesday, August 21, 2.36 pm,to Saturday, August 24, 0.33 am, with the ingress into GEMINI

In the garden Taurus is considered a fairly productive Sign, especially suitable for Root Crops, like potatoes and carrots, helping to strengthen the root system and to make plants sturdier. It is also a great Sign for Flower Bulbs and other ornamental plants, being sacred to Venus. Great time to be lazy in the garden, lull in a hammock and watch the grass grow.

Healing Herbs: Fenugreek, Liquorice, Slippery Elm.

A note: the garden activities associated with the Moon Sign depend also on the cycle the Moon is in. The Moon transiting through a fertile or productive Sign will no be so favorable if the Phase is not a productive one, and vice-versa. For best results the Sign and Phase of the Moon have to be considered together.

Disseminating Moon

The ARIES DISSEMINATING MOON PHASE begins on Tuesday, August 20, 1.27 am,and ends on Saturday, August 24, 0.55 am, with the GEMINI LAST QUARTER MOON PHASE

The Moon is now on her return journey. This phase occurs three and half days past the Full Moon. It has been given this name because this is a time for spreading and sharing the knowledge or realization we have gathered at the Full Moon. It is the first step on the inner journey which began at the Full Moon, but it can still be an active time in the world too, with the need to reach out to others. The Moon has past her prime, but her still strong light is a reminder of her recent fullness.

In the garden, despite the rapidly diminishing Moon light, this is a productive time for growing things and also to apply slow release fertilizer. The fact that these are the last available days for planting before the Last Quarter should work as an incentive to get going. Favourite plants to grow during this first week of the waning cycle are the Perennials, Biennials and Root Crops because the Moon energy is being stored underground in anticipation of the resting period not too far ahead.

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